Memory and Material Culture

In this book, Andrew Jones argues that the material world offers a vital framework for the formation of collective memory. He uses the topic of memory to critique the treatment of artifacts as symbols by interpretative archaeologists and artifacts as units of information (or memes) by behavioral archaeologists, instead arguing for a treatment of artifacts as forms of mnemonic trace that have an impact on the senses. Using detailed case studies from prehistoric Europe, he further argues that archaeologists can study the relationship between mnemonic traces in the form of networks of reference in artefactual and architectural forms.

Author: Andrew Jones
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 09/10/2007
Pages: 274
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780521837088

About the Author
Jones, Andrew: - Andrew Jones is a lecturer in archaeology at the University of Southampton. He is the author of Archaeological Theory and Scientific Practice and editor of Coloring the Past.